Minister Clement to Visit India, Highlight Strong Economic Ties

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 31, 2014) - Treasury Board Secretariat

Minister Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, will undertake a visit to India from September 1-4 where he will visit New Delhi and Mumbai.

While in New Delhi, Minister Clement will speak to the Indian Institute of Public Administration and will then share best practices and lessons learned on enacting challenging public sector reforms with India's Minister of Finance, the Honourable Arun Jaitley.

In Mumbai, he will attend round-table discussions on public service modernisation and make a presentation to the Tata Institute of Social Sciences on public sector reform and the benefit of continued strong economic relationship between Canada and India.

Quotes

"I am delighted to have the opportunity to share with India's government and business leaders on how we are working to modernize Canada's public service. These continued exchanges will help develop Canada's wide-ranging and multi-faceted relationship with India, who is a major economic player and a priority market for Canada."

Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board

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• Tata Institute of Social Sciences

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